An in-plane, multi-channel drop filter with high efficiency, in a two-dimensional photonic crystal (PC) slab, is experimentally demonstrated. Based on the concept of heterostructure photonic crystals proposed previously, the device consists of multiple simply connected, PC-based filter units, in which each unit has a structure proportional to an optimized basic unit and operates at a different wavelength. Four-channel drop operation was successfully obtained, with high efficiencies of almost 100%, and equal quality factors, across all channels.

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Appl. Phys. Lett.

• H. Takano, Y. Akahane, T. Asano, and S. Noda, "In-plane-type channel drop filter in a two-dimensional photonic crystal slab," Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 2226-2228 (2004). [CrossRef]
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• M. Loncar, A. Scherer, and Y. Qiu, "Photonic crystal laser sources for chemical detection," Appl. Phys. Lett. 82, 4648-4650 (2003). [CrossRef]
• B. S. Song, T. Asano, Y. Akahane, Y. Tanaka, and S. Noda, "Transmission and reflection characteristics　of in-plane hetero-photonic crystals," Appl. Phys. Lett. 85, 4591-4593 (2004). [CrossRef]

Electron. Lett

• T. Asano, W. Kunishi, M. Nakamura, B. S. Song, and S. Noda, "Dynamical wavelength tuning of channel-drop device in two-dimensional photonic crystal slab," Electron. Lett,  41, 37-38 (2005). [CrossRef]

Electron. Lett.

• K. Kounoike, M. Yamaguchi, M. Fujita, T. Asano, J. Nakanishi, and S. Noda, "Investigation of spontaneous emission from quantum dots embedded in two-dimensional photonic-crystal slab", Electron. Lett. 41, 1402 (2005) [CrossRef]

J. Lightwave. Technol.

• B. S. Song, T. Asano, Y. Akahane, Y. Tanaka, and S. Noda, "Multichannel Add/Drop Filter Based on In-Plane Hetero Photonic Crystals," J. Lightwave. Technol. 23, 1449-1455 (2005). [CrossRef]

Nature

• Y. Akahane, T. Asano, B. S. Song, and S. Noda, "High-Q photonic nanocavity in a two-dimensional photonic crystal," Nature 425, 944-947 (2003). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Nature (London)

• S. Noda, A. Chutinan, and M. Imada "Trapping and emission of photons by a single defect in a photonic bandgap structure," Nature (London) 407, 608-610 (2000). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Opt. Express

• A. Shinya, S. Mitsugi, E. Kuramochi, and M. Notomi, "Ultrasmall multi-channel resonant-tunneling filter using mode gap of width-tuned photonic-crystal waveguide," Opt. Express 13, 4202-4209 (2005), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-13-11-4202 [CrossRef] [PubMed]
• Y. Akahane, T. Asano, B. S. Song, and S. Noda, "Fine-tuned high-Q photonic-crystal nanocavity," Opt. Express 13, 1202-1214 (2005), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-13-4-1202 [CrossRef] [PubMed]
• P. Barclay, K. Srinivasan, and O. Painter, "Nonlinear response of silicon photonic crystal microresonators excited via an integrated waveguide and fiber taper," Opt. Express 13, 801-820 (2005), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-13-3-801 [CrossRef] [PubMed]
• M. Notomi, A. Shinya, S. Mitsugi, G. Kira, E. Kuramochi, and T. Tanabe, "Optical bistable switching action of Si high-Q photonic-crystal nanocavities," Opt. Express 13, 2678-2687 (2005), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-13-7-2678 [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Phys. Rev. B

• B. S. Song, T. Asano, and S. Noda, "Role of interfaces in heterophotonic crystals for manipulation of photons," Phys. Rev. B 71, 195101 (2005). [CrossRef]

Phys. Rev. Lett.

• M. F. Yanik and S. Fan, "Stopping light all optically," Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 083901 (2004). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
• S. Fan, P. R. Villeneuve, and J. D. Joannopoulos, "Channel drop tunneling through localized states," Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 960-963 (1998). [CrossRef]

Science

• S. Noda, K. Tomoda, N. Yamamoto, and A. Chutinan, "Full three-dimensional photonic bandgap crystals at near-infrared wavelengths," Science 289, 604-606 (2000). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
• B. S. Song, S. Noda, and T. Asano "Photonic devices based on in-plane hetero photonic crystals," Science 300, 1537 (2003). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
• O. Painter, R. K. Lee, A. Scherer, A. Yariv, J. D. O’Brien, P. D. Dapkus, and I. Kim, "Two-dimensional photonic band-gap defect mode laser," Science 284, 1819-1821 (1999). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
• M. Fujita, S. Takahashi, Y. Tanaka, T. Asano, and S. Noda, "Simultaneous inhibition and redistribution of spontaneous light emission in photonic crystals," Science 308, 1296-1298 (2005). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Other

• S. Noda, B. S. Song, Y. Akahane, and T. Asano, "In-Plane Hetero Photonic Crystals," in Technical Digest of International Symposium on Photonic and Electronic Crystal Structures V, (Kyoto, Japan, 2004), pp. 86.
• H. Takano, B. S. Song, T. Asano, and S. Noda, "Highly efficient in-plane type filtering device in two-dimensional photonic crystal slab," in Technical Digest of Conference on Laser and Electro-Optics (CLEO)/International Quantum Electronics Conference (IQEC) (San Francisco, CA, 2004), CWG6.

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